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JOE TRAUGER NAMED HDMA SENIOR DIRECTOR OF
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS
ARLINGTON, VA – June 21, 2007 – HDMA is pleased to announce Joe Trauger joined the Association as Senior Director, Federal Government Affairs, effective immediately. In this position, Trauger will lead all HDMA Federal legislative advocacy efforts. Trauger will report directly to Scott Melville, HDMA Senior Vice President of Government Affairs.
“Joe’s extensive Capitol Hill experience and knowledge of healthcare policy will further strengthen HDMA’s efforts to communicate with policymakers about the essential role of primary, full-service distributors in the efficient delivery of safe and effective healthcare products and services,” says Scott Melville. “He will be a strong and effective advocate for our members.”
Most recently, Trauger was a Senior Vice President with the Federalist Group, where he represented healthcare clients of the firm. Previously, he served as a senior-level Congressional staff member in offices in both the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives. His most recent Capitol Hill experience was as Senior Policy Advisor to Minority (then-Majority) Whip Roy Blunt (R.-MO), where he was actively involved in the enactment of the Medicare Modernization Act (MMA) of 2003. He also served as a Policy Advisor to then-Majority Leader Dick Armey (R-TX).
Prior to his House Leadership experience, Trauger was an Associate Director for the American Hospital Association, and he served on the staffs of U.S. Senator Rod Grams (R-MN) and U.S. Representative Sam Johnson (R-TX).
Trauger holds a BA in Political Science from Minnesota State University in Mankato.
About HDMA
The Healthcare Distribution Management Association (HDMA) is the national association representing primary, full-service healthcare distributors. Each business day, the member companies of HDMA are responsible for ensuring that more than eight million prescription medicines and healthcare products are safely delivered to 145,000 pharmacies, hospitals, nursing homes, physician offices, clinics, government and other providers in all 50 states. This essential public health function is provided with tremendous efficiency, saving the nation’s healthcare system nearly $32 billion each year. HDMA and its members are the vital link in the healthcare system, working daily to provide value, remove costs and develop innovative solutions to deliver care safely and effectively.
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